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Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Give Travellers the Floor: Discussion (18 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: ...I am referring here to the criminal justice system. We know it exists and it is something that needs to be worked on. It exists at every level. No more than in any other community, the Traveller community will have bad apples in it and there are people who come before the courts having done things they should not have done, but many Travellers come before the courts who genuinely need...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Barry Ward: ...the Garda should be put in the same category as the police in the United States, particularly, or even in the UK. I think they are better than that but in saying that, I can see that there are bad apples in the barrel. There always are. I recognise the point Senator Ruane is making regarding the need to have impartiality or independence to this process. However, I also have a...

Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Barry Ward: ...I have engaged with members of the Defence Forces in Ireland or abroad, I am reassured that they are people of enormous quality, skill, integrity and dedication, which is not to say that like any other organisation, there are not bad apples in the barrel. Of course there are. That is true as much of these Houses as it is of the Defence Forces or any company, body, profession or whatever...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Nov 2020)

Barry Ward: I am in no way a small parcel. However, Senator McDowell is somewhat comparing apples with oranges when talking about the different votes because the electorates and the size of the electorates on each panel are very different. There is a danger of suggesting that this House should be elected in the same way as the Dáil is elected. I doubt that anybody is suggesting that, but we do...